युगानुसार प्राणियोंकी शरीर-स्थिति एवं वर्ण-व्यवस्थाका वर्णन, श्रौत-स्मार्त, धर्म, तप, यज्ञ, क्षमा,

Summary of chapter 146 of the Matsya Mahā Purana is as follows:

Bhagavān Matsya narrates the ultimate duel between seven-day-old Bhagavān Kārttikeya and the giant Asura king Tārakāsura. Tārakāsura deployed immense mystical illusions, creating dark storms, fiery blazes, and thousands of demon replicas; however, Kārttikeya neutralized every illusion with His divine arrows, displaying absolute calm and peerless martial skill.